COVID-19: Vaccination greatly reduces infectious viral load - EurekAlert

Measuring the viral load of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 is one of the main factors in evaluating the infectiousness of COVID-19 patients. Viral load can be influenced by the infecting SARS-CoV-2 variant as well as the vaccination status of the patient. A …

The diagnosis of COVID-19 consists of a PCR test performed on a nasopharyngeal or salivary swab. “This test is very effective in identifying infected people, but does not indicate whether they are in… [+4041 chars]

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